Michigan State football has lost over a dozen players to the transfer portal after firing Jonathan Smith and hiring Pat Fitzgerald.
A number of departures weren’t expected to have much of an impact next season, but several were projected starters like Makhi Frazier, Michael Masunas, and Nick Marsh. Losing those three guys hurt, but the Spartans will find replacements for each one — and I’m not ruling out returns for anyone who has entered the portal.
The Spartans’ depth has taken a hit, but Fitzgerald will be expected to address that in the transfer portal in a week.
Michigan State players are being ranked rather highly in the transfer portal, and that means that they’re going to have plenty of potential suitors over the next couple of weeks when the window opens.
Less than a dozen Spartans have been ranked as of Dec. 28, but how highly are they touted?
Where are all the transfer portal Spartans ranked?
Several Spartans are ranked in the NCAA Transfer Portal rankings on 247Sports, and some also appear on Saturday Blitz’s rankings.
Here’s where each former Spartan ranks in the portal thus far.
Note: Not all Spartan transfers have been ranked yet.
Makhi Frazier: Not ranked on Saturday Blitz; No. 129 overall, No. 13 RB on 247Sports
Aidan Chiles: Not ranked on Blitz; No. 40 overall, No. 8 QB on 247Sports
Nick Marsh: No. 1 WR on Blitz; No. 10 overall, No. 2 WR on 247Sports
Gavin Broscious: No. 305 overall, No. 12 IOL on 247Sports
Darius Snow: No. 312 overall, No. 22 LB on 247Sports
Justin Denson: No. 406 overall, No. 36 S on 247Sports
Tyler Gillison: No. 726 overall, No. 62 EDGE on 247Sports
Jeremiah Hughes: No. 737 overall, No. 84 CB on 247Sports
What about the former Spartans now in the portal again?
Sam Leavitt: No. 2 QB on Blitz; Not yet ranked on 247Sports
Katin Houser: No. 10 QB on Blitz; No. 64 overall, No. 11 QB on 247Sports
More players, like Michael Masunas, will appear in the transfer rankings as they’re updated, but it looks like Michigan State is well-represented — unfortunately — in the portal.